Topic: War & Conflict — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-30 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky during his covert trip to Moscow in an effort to find a resolution to the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Axios has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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[2026-08-30 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Central Asian country featured the 4.5 generation warplanes in a video released to mark its independence day
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[2026-08-30 20:24 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Central Asian country featured the 4.5 generation warplanes in a video released to mark its independence day
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[2026-08-30 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz posted on Friday that he had met with the Board of Peace High Representative Nikolay Mladenov. “He is a key partner in the work to secure Gaza's future, rid Hamas of its weapons, restore basic governance under a Committee of Palestinian technocrats, and build a real foundation for stability in the Middle East,” the US diplomat noted.
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[2026-08-30 20:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Castelion, one of the United States’ fastest‑advancing hypersonic weapons start-ups, has secured a $1 billion Series C funding round that would allow the company to dramatically expand its production of next‑generation strike and missile defense systems.
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[2026-08-30 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on the Japanese public to hold their government accountable over reports that US military assets stationed in Japan were used in operations against Iran.
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[2026-08-30 19:33 UTC+10:00] [Defense] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Russian military is preparing for a significant offensive against Ukrainian energy infrastructure, according to the defense ministry on Sunday, just days after launching a devastating attack on a warehouse near Kyiv.
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[2026-08-30 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Six months ago, the United States and Israel struck targets across Tehran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other Iranian leaders.
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[2026-08-30 18:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse west of Kyiv, the war’s deadliest attack so far this year, rose to 38 with four people still missing, President Zelenskyy said on social media Sunday.
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[2026-08-30 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hundreds of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men arrived at the Tel Hashomer military base on Sunday to be drafted into the IDF, with many of them heading into combat units, as protesters gathered outside.
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[2026-08-30 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: From the Sudanese war’s earliest months, civilians have been forced to take up arms to defend themselves.
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[2026-08-30 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq’s Kurdistan region has resumed oil production at all its oilfields except Sarsang, with output reaching up to 230,000 barrels per day, after a series of drone attacks during the war.
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[2026-08-30 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Japanese schoolchildren use the Minecraft game to recreate the streetscape of prewar Bunkyo ward in Tokyo, before it was destroyed by incendiary bombs in 1945. Educators are seeking new tools as firsthand memories of WWII fade. (Photo by Takashi Miyazaki)
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[2026-08-30 18:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli minister Eli Cohen said Israel would strike Iran again if Tehran attempts to rebuild its nuclear or ballistic missile programmes, even if it reaches an agreement with the United States.
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[2026-08-30 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Options trader Marty Handler works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-08-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As with its approach to Hormuz, the US has mistaken applying pressure for an actual strategy. But Tehran has chips of its own to play
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[2026-08-30 17:00 UTC+10:00] [North of England] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: It’s ‘plausible’, though more likely the Humberside resident was one of many immigrants to Viking-controlled Danelaw
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[2026-08-30 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Pentagon reportedly asked outside analysts this month for creative ideas on Iran. That request itself is worth paying attention to. Over 180 days into a war that produced the most intensive American air campaign since Iraq in 2003, the CIA has now confirmed what the strike data was already reflecting.
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[2026-08-30 16:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Europe] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: When the British government imploded in June, one key factor was a public dispute between ministers about how much the country could afford to spend on defence.
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[2026-08-30 16:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Dozens of Israeli settlers burst into a Palestinian man’s home in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, trapping and attacking people inside, the Israeli military and Palestinian witnesses said. It was the latest in a series of assaults by Israeli extremists that have drawn international condemnation.
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[2026-08-30 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SAN JOSE, California — Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel's war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration 's quest to deport noncitizens who it says disrupted college campuses while expressing their views.
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[2026-08-30 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Sudan] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Conditions are deteriorating in city of El Obeid and camps on its outskirts, with more people arriving every day
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[2026-08-30 15:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts in diplomacy, military policy and North Korea’s evolving posture.
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[2026-08-30 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Amnesty International said Israeli statements likening kites flown in Gaza to military drones “further strips away any prospects for moments of joy for children” who have been "denied a childhood" by Israel’s ongoing genocide.
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[2026-08-30 15:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Greece is set to sign a $3.6 billion defence deal with Israel on Monday in Tel Aviv, which will provide Athens with an air defence system.
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[2026-08-30 15:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Oil majors in the United States are profiting from the war on Iran, as soaring energy prices boost earnings but the crisis is threatening their longstanding investments in the Gulf.
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[2026-08-30 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Terrorist Bombings
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[2026-08-30 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Mark Carney] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Canadian PM is one of the few world leaders to stand up to the US president. Former colleagues say they are not surprised
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[2026-08-30 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore as seen from Batam, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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[2026-08-30 14:47 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings start with Rodong Sinmun—North Korea’s state mouthpiece—before diving into the day’s headlines from Seoul and Washington.
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[2026-08-30 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Stubb said he did not believe Moscow was in a position to go to war with the military alliance
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[2026-08-30 14:38 UTC+10:00] [Nato] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: President Stubb said he did not believe Moscow was in a position to go to war with the military alliance
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[2026-08-30 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The rebel fighters who abandoned Falam in Myanmar in April said they gave up the strategic border town near India only after running out of bullets.
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[2026-08-30 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DAKAR, Senegal — The United States on Saturday deported dozens of people to the Central African Republic, including an Afghan whose brothers collaborated with the U.S. military, his lawyer and an advocacy group said.
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[2026-08-30 13:52 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-30 12:55 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Dozens of soldiers were killed or arrested after a group of young troops attempted a mutiny in Niger’s capital in what was seen as a major threat to the country’s ruling junta, according to a state television broadcast and analysts.
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[2026-08-30 12:55 UTC+10:00] [Nepal-Tibet Floods (August 2026)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: How Key Oil Stockpiles Dwindled During the War in Iran2:29
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[2026-08-30 12:51 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic toll of war with the US, with the supreme leader urging the government to address the hardship and the president saying foreign trade has shrunk by a third due to the American sanctions and blockade.
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[2026-08-30 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's defence minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country's military leadership, state media reported Sunday.
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[2026-08-30 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran does not seek war but will stand firmly against any aggressor, stressing that no power can force a nation determined to resist to surrender.
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[2026-08-30 11:07 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia plant has 10-day diesel supply on site; Kyiv investigates deadly attack on warehouse. What we know on day 1,649
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[2026-08-30 10:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korea has replaced its defense minister in a reshuffle of senior military leadership, state media reported Sunday.
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[2026-08-30 09:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: No Kwang-chol was also demoted in the ruling party leadership to ‘first vice-director of the Munitions Industry Department’
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[2026-08-30 09:54 UTC+10:00] [Washington] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: No Kwang-chol was also demoted in the ruling party leadership to ‘first vice-director of the Munitions Industry Department’
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[2026-08-30 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US could use nuclear weapons against Iran after failing to topple its leadership with conventional means, former presidential counterterrorism adviser Joe Kent has told podcaster Tucker Carlson.
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[2026-08-30 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US could use nuclear weapons against Iran after failing to topple its leadership with conventional means, former presidential counterterrorism adviser Joe Kent has told podcaster Tucker Carlson.
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[2026-08-30 09:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Palestinian has succumbed to wounds sustained in an Israeli bombing on the al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Younis, Al Jazeera reported, citing the city’s Nasser Hospital.
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[2026-08-30 09:18 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Seoul – North Korea’s defense minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country’s military leadership, state media reported Sunday.
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[2026-08-30 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An arial view of Bangui, Central African Republic on March. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)
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[2026-08-30 08:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel will attack Iran again if it tries to rebuild its nuclear or missile programmes, Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said Saturday.
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